Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-25
INTERVIEWS.

INTERVIEWS.
Mr.. harrington of Brandon says his
father got low, solid Morgan mare six
ty years ago or more ''from over the
mountain" "She was trotter. We bred
her to Bishops Hambletonian two or
three times and got several colts. Have
some of the blood yet. | think she was
by the old Morgan. We kept her as long
as she lived. We had some colts from
the Bulrush Morgan, that stood here
Mr.. Andrews of Hancock says that
Clifford was the first Morgan horse that
stood there. He stood at Hancock and
Rochester fifty or more years ago. Old
Lambert had the same appearance in
moving. Their steps were wonderfully
alike. The Clifford was young horse
then-six to eight years old. The Sher-
man was here and at Rochester-clean
English cut. That was about the same
time as the Clifford. Parmalee had an
English horse about the same time. John
Hackett owned the dam of the Hackett
Horse three or four years. She was a
mahogany bay, 16 hands, well set up;
would weigh 1000 lbs. Old Green Noun
tain knew right along. Bundy raised
him on Bethel Mountain. Joel Hunting
ton had Morgan horse here and had an.
other fine horse called the Bird Horse
Joel was from Bethel This Bird Horse
got the dam of the Perry Horse.
Mr.. Leonard Fish of Braintree, so years
old, says that he owned the best-blooded
horse that ever stood in Vermont, the ole
Clifford. A. Williams of Randolph kept 6
stallion eight or ten years-very hand
some bay; quite large horse; long
gated, heavy horse; no Morgan blood
Another horse Calvin Davis kept at Eas
Bethel-a large, heavy bay horse
wouldn't think he was Morgan. James
Woodwork, NJ. D., East Bethel, owned
Black Hawk stallion.
Mr.. Ford of Braintree, who had a yer,
nice Morgan mare, said that she was b,
the Lawrence Horse of West Randolph.
descendant of Clifford Morgan; that he
dam was the Hutchinson mare of Greer
Mountain stock, bred by Luther Tillson
who sold to Seymour and he at thre
years old to Mr.. Ford.
Mr.. Gusann of West Randolph. s
Z years old, says Gen. Stevens of Rovalton
VT, had blood-bay Morgan horse tina
went to Illinois and died there. w
raised colts from him 20 or so years ago
The first horse that | can remember wa
' called the Hold Hunt horse-a chestnut
1000 lbs. this was when was five or 81,
years old, in Tunbridge. The horse wa
a noted one in his day. | doubt whethe
he was a Morgan. The David Mood
Horse was Bulrush colt: a mighty mic
, colt good ways back. There was a nc
ted horse-Traveer-no mistake abou
that-a noted, nice horse, not a Morgan
, Green Mountain Traveller was a might,
you. mighty horse. He was a Morgan
, The Clifford colts came checked up AM
on the jump. | saw the Old Morga
horse at Tunbridge. The Morgan bloo
was tIlc Dcst plooi III tilc WoTlu. IL
Black Hawks were fancy breed o
horses, Grow owned the Old Morgan a
Tunbridge. | think his given name wa
Aaron. There were four families o
|, them. The Old Morgan was dark bay
!, square as a brick-right in every wa
.. under heaven and he would go like light
ming. Oh, he was an awfully goo
. horse; such a horse as that was wOul
now be worth more than $1,000. Fla
= leg, awful leg: cord as big-a good foot
: all right every way; black name an
. tail; eyes stuck out of his head so tina
you could hang your hat on them; man
: three feet long; name and tail hung clea
to the ground; 1000 lbs: he was solid
Is hands or a little less; fair height.
;. wasn't more than seven or eight year
/, old. Grow kept him two or three year
!, before he knew what he was; then ker
him at service eight years think. [Th
old man probably meant Goss.l MI
b. Perrin of Royalton has some old papers
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